Morpheme
Caval
Type
bound base
Denotation
horse
Etymology
Middle French caval-; Old Italian cavall-, caval-; Old Occitan caval-; Late Latin caball-; Latin caballus
Evidence
cavalier, cavaliered, cavaliering, cavalierish, cavalierism, cavalierly, cavalierness, cavaliers, cavaliership, cavalry, cavalryman, cavalrywoman, uncavalier
Notes
<l> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
cavalier, caballero, and chevalier are doublets
cavalry and civalry are doublets
